By Stanley Hasegawa Help me to trust you more, Lord. Allow me to trust myself trusting in you. Things don’t turn out the way I think they should. I seem to spend a lot of time accomplishing very little. I give up or give out so easily. Help me to persevere, to work on in [...]

By Tonda Canterbury “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with {an attitude of} thanksgiving; praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; that [...]

By Alan Allegra It seems the older we get, the more we worry. Is it because there is more to worry about in the world today or because there is more that can happen to us as we age? Perhaps it’s because we feel helpless as our health and strength slip away. Whatever the reason, [...]

By Stanley Hasegawa On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him. Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were [...]

By Marijo Phelps Ah, my Father it is difficult to wait For the house we are building to be finished But so much more for those I love To come to Your gate And ask Jesus to be their Lord. Sometimes the desert Would turn to windswept years Were it not For the indestructible sterling [...]